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What I Remembered, What I Ignored, and What I’m Taking Into 2026

2025 has been an intense journey full of contrasts. It began with a heartfelt goodbye and ends with my soul more open after the magical and serene family encounters that we usually experience in Escondida.   Meanwhile, laughter under a blanket of fireflies outside Kuala Lumpur with my grandson Mauricio, spiritual retreat in Kuchaman, spectacular […]
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YOUNG LIONS DISPLAYS IN COSTA RICA

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If you are 18 to 28 years old and have the necessary credentials to advance, I invite you to participate in the Young Lions both in print and film. In the interview on Channel 7, Lilli González represented Ascap.

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COSTA RICA WITH RECORD NUMBER OF ENTRIES IN CANNES

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The country’s advertising agencies have entered more pieces in Cannes than ever before, and for this reason, I am excited to share today’s information regarding the data issued by Cannes Lions. JWT and DDB are the agencies that have completed the most [...]

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THE THREE NEW SALAT PIECES

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We present the three new versions for Salat, already entered in Cannes, in addition to the Hospital and Postman versions that won in Pregonero and Volcán. These three new pieces, developed by the same creative team at Tribu Saatchi Saatchi, complete a [...]

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THE FINAL HOURS

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At the 6th hour, darkness came over the whole land, until the 9th hour. Don’t miss THE FINAL HOURS, a message in English by Andy Stanley, especially relevant in these days of Semana Sana and even more for the rest of life. [...]

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FIND YOUR OWN WAY

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My body takes me from a to b, although the route is in my mind. I love running. And even more so in company.

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A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT IN GORILEO.TV

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Tonight we gathered a group of twitters in Tribu, invited by Rogelio Umaña and his fascinating idea: gorileo.tv. Thus, with a live audio and video webcast, hundreds of people entered the address www.gorileo.tv or www.seetheworlddigital.com and enjoyed a pleasant, entertaining and fine [...]

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Those crazy people who run

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I have no idea who Marciano Durán is, except that he is a runner, he writes and shares with his video a reality that all of us crazy runners live. Until Uruguay, thanks for your message that I now copy and paste [...]

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IGNITE Costa Rica is back on the 11th of February 2

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At Jazz Café Escazú at 6:00 PM on Friday, February 11, we have a date with the second Ignite Costa Rica, as part of Global Ignite Week. Quick presentations of 5 minutes, supported by 1 slide changing automatically every 15 seconds. Do [...]

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Reinventing experiences

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It has been a wonderful experience to revisit the Sistine Chapel, now at a distance from the keyboard, also in an exquisite 360º virtual composition of impeccable quality. The distant visit has been reinvented and the first button is the proof. In [...]

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Today I had breakfast with jotabequ

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Today I got an email from Alberto Quiros, partner and DGC of jotabequ that says: “Hire an agency that wins awards in Costa Rica and the world”. Obviously I was interested, I clicked and stayed a long time with the new website [...]

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WYSIWYG

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WYSIWYG: What you see is what you get. As you see. As it is. No more, no less. That’s the way it is.

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A new flavor for 2011

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A few days ago I came across this beautiful window. Fruit ice creams in delicious flavors and colors, presented with creativity, joy and a lot of determination, provoking a sensory experience from the first glance. Who doesn’t like ice creams? And how [...]

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